[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota–targeted nutritional interventions improving child growth in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review

LAJ Heuven, S Pyle, A Greyling… - Current Developments …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this systematic literature review was to evaluate the efficacy of probiotic,
prebiotic, and synbiotic interventions compared with control on improving growth outcomes …

Choline and docosahexaenoic acid during the first 1000 days and children's health and development in low-and middle-income countries

MG Bragg, EL Prado, CP Stewart - Nutrition Reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Choline and DHA are nutrients that, when provided during the first 1000 days from
conception to age 2 years, may have beneficial effects on child neurodevelopment as well …

Exposure of infants to organochlorine pesticides from breast milk consumption in southwestern Ethiopia

S Mekonen, A Ambelu, M Wondafrash, P Kolsteren… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Breast milk is often used as an environmental bioindicator since it serves as an important
medium to accumulate organochlorine pesticides. The main aim of this study is to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Best (but oft forgotten) practices: Efficient sample sizes for commonly used trial designs

MJJM Candel, GJP van Breukelen - The American Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing studies such that they have a high level of power to detect an effect or association
of interest is an important tool to improve the quality and reproducibility of findings from such …

Do nutrition and cash-based interventions and policies aimed at reducing stunting have an impact on economic development of low-and-middle-income countries? A …

N Aguilera Vasquez, J Daher - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Childhood stunting is the most common manifestation of chronic malnutrition. A
growing body of literature indicates that stunting can have negative repercussions on …

Interventions to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Ethiopia: a systematic review

KY Ahmed, KE Agho, A Page, A Arora, FA Ogbo - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective In Ethiopia, despite the implementation of several interventions to improve infant
and young child feeding (IYCF) practices, no published studies have highlighted the most …

Interventions to improve the nutritional status of under five children in Ethiopia: a systematic review

KY Ahmed, FA Ogbo, TK Tegegne, H Dalton… - Public Health …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: To conduct a systematic review of experimental or quasi-experimental studies that
aimed to improve the nutritional status of under five years of age children in Ethiopia …

Effect of fish-oil supplementation on breastmilk long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid concentration: a randomized controlled trial in rural Ethiopia

A Argaw, KP Bouckaert, M Wondafrash… - European Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Background For infants and young children in low-income settings, human milk (HM) is the
main source of omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs), including …

[HTML][HTML] Neither n–3 long-chain PUFA supplementation of mothers through lactation nor of offspring in a complementary food affects child overall or social-emotional …

A Argaw, L Huybregts, M Wondafrash, P Kolsteren… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background The n–3 (ω-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA)
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is essential for optimal brain development. There is a lack of …

Prevalence of undernutrition and its associated factors among lactating women in the Shebedino District, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia

Y Hechera, A Dona - INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Ensuring the nutritional status of lactating women is crucial to prevent maternal
morbidity and mortality in poor countries like Ethiopia. Hence, this study aimed to assess the …